War used to be thought of as a state of armed conflict between two or more countries. Increasingly however, we see war as occurring between opposing non-state groups within a […]
Is War an Intractable part of International Relations?
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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has entreated governments to support and adopt their plan to protect children moving across international borders. Ahead of the G7 Summit taking […]
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Every two years, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, or UNISDR, convenes the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which is the world’s leading convention on […]
New FAO guidelines: Sustainable agriculture practices are key to climate change adaption
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation has unveiled guidelines to help Governments balance the needs of increased food production and climate change adaptation. The new guidelines aim to […]
2017 List of New UNESCO Global Geoparks
Ten nominations, eight new aspiring UNESCO Global Geoparks and two extensions of existing UNESCO Global Geoparks, for the period 2017-2020 were officially endorsed by the UNESCO Executive Board […]
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For most of us, intelligent technologies are fundamental parts of our existence. We all have smart phones in our pockets and we live in the era of the ‘Internet of […]
International Yoga Day Adelaide 2017
On a mild autumn day in the spirit of Peace and Harmony, an event was held to celebrate Harmony Day combined with the International Yoga Day. This was […]
UN Envoy of International Migration’s comments on importance of changing narrative on migration
UN Envoy Louise Arbour has observed that the narrative of migration “overwhelmingly” focuses on the “negative sides” of it and that there needs to be a greater […]
Tensions Continue to Rise with North Korea
The UN has discussed the need to avoid armed conflict in North East Asia in a Security Council meeting convened on April 28. The chairs of the meeting, United […]
Meet the UN’s Messengers of Peace
Separate to Goodwill ambassadors, do you know who the United Nations Messengers of Peace are? The United Nations Messengers of Peace are distinguished individuals, carefully selected from the fields […]